Vincent Michael Woodman (6 August 1937 – 2 June 2021) was a British racing driver. He started racing in 1965 and competed mainly in touring cars, mostly with cars from the Ford marque.[1] In 1973 he finished third overall in the British Saloon Car Championship, driving a 1300cc Ford Escort.[2] He finished fifth in the BSCC in 1982, winning four races outright, the last wins for a Ford Capri. Woodman died on 2 June 2021.[3]

Racing record

Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos. Pts Class
1966 VMW Motors Ford Cortina Lotus C SNE GOO SIL CRY BRH BRH OUL BRH
12^
30th 4 9th
1967 VMW Motors Ford Cortina Lotus C BRH
Ret^
SNE SIL SIL MAL
Ret†
SIL SIL BRH OUL BRH
17
30th 4 10th
1969 VMW Motors Ford Escort 1300 GT B BRH
22^
SIL
14
SNE
10
THR SIL CRY MAL CRO SIL OUL
Ret
BRH
9^
BRH
Ret
21st 10 6th
1970 VMW Motors Ford Escort 1.0 A BRH
Ret^
SNE
17
THR
18
SIL
18
CRY
5†
SIL
25
SIL
21^
CRO
Ret^
BRH 7th 44 4th
Ford Escort 1300 GT B OUL
11
BRH
14^
BRH
8
9th
1971 VMW Motors Ford Escort 1300 GT B BRH
7^
OUL
Ret
THR
7
SIL
11
CRY
1†
SIL
11
CRO
Ret
SIL
Ret
OUL
9
BRH
6
MAL
4†
BRH
8
5th 59 2nd
1972 VMW Motors Ford Escort 1300 GT B BRH
5
OUL
Ret
THR
6
SIL
Ret
CRY
3†
BRH
Ret
OUL
Ret
SIL
?^
MAL
Ret†
BRH
Ret
13th 22 3rd
1973 Team Esso Uniflo Ford Escort 1300 BDA B BRH
7
SIL
7
THR
Ret
THR
6
SIL
4
ING
Ret^
BRH
5†
SIL
Ret^
3rd 51 2nd
Ford Escort RS1600 C BRH
9
NC
1974 Team Esso Uniflo Chevrolet Camaro Z28 D MAL
3†
BRH
4
SIL
3
OUL
3
THR SIL
1
THR
Ret
BRH
DNS
ING
5†
BRH
2†
OUL
3
SNE
?
BRH
2
10th 39 3rd
1975 Team Esso Uniflo Chevrolet Camaro Z28 D MAL
5†
BRH
2
OUL
Ret
THR
7
SIL
3
BRH
2†
THR
3
SIL
4
MAL
?†
SNE
2
SIL
2
ING
1†
BRH
1†
OUL
1
BRH
3
5th 64 3rd
1976 Team Esso Uniflo Ford Capri II 3.0s D BRH
?
SIL
9
OUL
DNS
THR
6
THR SIL
Ret
BRH
1
MAL
4†
SNE
5†
BRH
7
14th 24 5th
1977 Team Esso Uniflo Ford Capri II 3.0s D SIL
Ret
BRH
?
OUL
6†
THR
1
SIL
2
THR
6
DON
7†
SIL
5
DON
Ret†
BRH
3
THR
4
BRH
3
11th 18 4th
1978 Equipe Esso Ford Capri III 3.0s D SIL
6
OUL
7†
THR
2
BRH
Ret†
SIL
Ret†
DON
4†
MAL
Ret†
BRH
5
DON
3†
BRH
6
THR
5
OUL
5†
13th 24 4th
1979 Equipe Esso Ford Capri III 3.0s D SIL
5
OUL
4†
THR
2
SIL
6
DON
4
SIL
DSQ
MAL
5†
DON
2
BRH
?
THR SNE
2
OUL 13th 37 4th
1980 Equipe Esso Ford Capri III 3.0s D MAL
3†
OUL
3†
THR
2
SIL
3
SIL
4
BRH
3
MAL
4†
BRH
4
THR
Ret
SIL
3
9th 36 3rd
1981 Equipe Esso Ford Capri III 3.0s D MAL
3†
SIL
3
OUL
4†
THR
1
BRH
7†
SIL
5
SIL
26
DON
Ret†
BRH
Ret
THR
4
SIL
4
11th 35 5th
1982 Equipe Esso Ford Capri III 3.0s D SIL
3
MAL
2†
OUL
6†
THR
1
THR
1
SIL
2
DON
1
BRH
4
DON
Ret
BRH
1
SIL
7
5th 60 2nd
1984 BMW (GB) Ltd BMW 635CSi A DON
DNS
SIL OUL
5
THR
6
THR
7
SIL SNE BRH
4
BRH
5
DON
6
SIL
6
18th 10 9th
1989 Vauxhall Motorsport Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v C OUL SIL THR DON
12‡
THR SIL SIL BRH SNE BRH BIR DON SIL 35th 6 9th
1990 Graham Hathaway Racing Ford Sierra RS500 A OUL DON THR SIL OUL SIL BRH
Ret‡
SNE BRH BIR DON THR SIL NC 0 NC
Source:[4]

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

‡ Endurance driver.

^ Race with 2 heats - Aggregate result.

References

  1. ^ "Racecar". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  2. ^ "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012. Official 1973 BTCC standings
  3. ^ "British touring car legend Vince Woodman dies aged 83". www.autosport.com. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  4. ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
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